Methanol reactor Simulated

CO₂ + 3 H₂ ⇌ CH₃OH + H₂O over Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ · Vanden Bussche & Froment (1996) kinetics

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Setpoints

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Catalyst 1.0 g Cu/ZnO/Al₂O₃ · isothermal plug flow · flows in sccm at 0 °C, 1 atm

Process

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Result

AI-103 outlet analysis

Methanol yield

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CO₂ conversion
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Methanol selectivity
–%
Approach to equilibrium
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Space-time yield
–g/(kg·h)
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Methanol yield by run

Run log

Run T°C Pbar H₂:CO₂mol/mol WHSVh⁻¹ Yield% Conv.% Sel.% STYg/(kg·h) Noise% Time 

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